12 Facts About Nothing Fails

1.

Originally demoed as "Silly Thing", "Nothing Fails" is a love song which has acoustic guitar chords and a gospel choir appearance.

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2.

Nothing Fails asked singer Jem Griffiths to collaborate with him and during their first collaborative session, they wrote a song called "Silly Thing", inspired by Sigsworth's wife.

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3.

Nothing Fails returned to the Olympic Recording Studios in late 2002 and finished off the sessions.

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4.

Nothing Fails complemented the "dramatic, theatrical air" of the song and noted that the addition of the choir made the song revelatory and ecstatic.

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5.

Ian Youngs from BBC Music gave a positive review for "Nothing Fails", writing that less is more when it comes to Mirwais' electronic tricks.

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6.

Josh Tyrangiel from Time found Madonna's singing in "Nothing Fails" as relaxed and woeful, consisting of "plenty of soul".

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7.

Jon Pareles from The New York Times believed that "Nothing Fails" was able to raise sentiments likened by other people and was prone to introspection, unlike other Madonna tunes.

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8.

On January 3,2004, "Nothing Fails" debuted at its peak of number 50 on the Belgian Flanders Singles Chart.

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9.

Nothing Fails has told them it makes sense to shoot it in Israel as the Kabbalah originates from there.

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10.

Nothing Fails wore a black beret, polka-dot blouse, black trousers and heels.

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11.

Nothing Fails played the acoustic guitar during some songs and played the wrong chords at the beginning of "X-Static Process".

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12.

Nothing Fails arrived on stage dressed in a black Stella McCartney suit and accompanied by an acoustic guitar to sing the song.

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